Blow Out & Blow-Up

Chandler reviews a few movies, Jacob reappraises his opinion of Before Sunrise, and we agree The Woman in the Window is not good. Blow-Up (1966) is the 2012 Sight and Sound poll film of the week and Chandler recommends Blow Out (1981).

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This Week’s Movies

Blow-Out (1981)

The first film King Hu directed in Taiwan, Dragon Inn changed martial arts films forever. After a powerful eunuch has the minister of defense framed and executed, he sends his minions after the minister’s children. But a mysterious and ragtag group of master martial artists gather at a remote inn to confound the evil plans of the eunuchs.

Dir. King Hu - 1h 51 m - Not Rated - Taiwan

Blow-Up (1962)

On a dark and stormy night, strangers gather in a run-down theatre, to watch its final showing before closing forever. As the classic martial-arts film, Dragon Inn, plays, the lives of the theatre’s employees and patrons intersect in the quiet haunted atmosphere of the dying cinema.

Dir. Tasi Ming-liang - 1h 24m - Not Rated - Taiwan

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A Touch of Zen (197)

A successful mod photographer in London whose world is bounded by fashion, pop music, marijuana, and easy sex, feels his life is boring and despairing. But in the course of a single day, he accidentally captures a murder on film. Or did he?

Dir. Michelangelo Antonioni - 1h 51m - Not Rated - UK

Touch of Evil

Jack Terry is a master sound recordist, who is recording sounds late one night when he hears something unexpected. The recording proves to be a crucial piece of evidence and he begins to unravel the pieces of a nefarious conspiracy.

Dir. Brian De Palma - 1h 48m - R - USA

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